June 5, 2018 – Day Twenty-One – Kreuztal

June 5, 2018 – Day Twenty-One – Kreuztal

We’re winding down today.  We had thought to go to Koln/Cologne today;  but last night we asked each other if we really wanted to make another trip to see a gorgeous cathedral and the fatigue factor kicked in!    Instead we’re having a lazy day catching up details that we’ve let slide while being full-time tourists.

Breakfast was the all-America fried eggs and toast, with the wonderful European addition of scrumptious sliced tomatoes.  For lunch we concocted a huge salad with most of our left-overs and baked potatoes.

We need to get out of the house and into some nature, so we drive to Dresler’s Park.  The park is now owned by the city and contains four large structures, the White Villa, used for conferences and cultural events, the Yellow Villa, which houses the archives and registry office, the carriage house which is now a restaurant, and the white mansion, which is now a daycare.

The area was originally much larger and was owned by the Dresler Brothers. They had livestock, orchards, vegetable gardens, and crop land.  There is a garden behind the Yellow Villa where flowers are just starting to bloom.  

On the way home we stop at the Lidl to try one more time for another bag of popcorn.  Guess it didn’t come from here!  But they do have one of my chocolate croissants left in the bakery, so it’s not a total loss!

Dinner is the rest of our superb salad!  Can’t let it go to waste!! And there are ice cream bars!  And “Lie to Me”.  Tomorrow we’ll clean.  Thursday we’ll do the linens, make the beds, and drive to Frankfurt.  Our plan is to spend the night close to the airport and to make a dry run so we can figure out where to park the car for Henning and Kerstin (Yes, I’ve been spelling it wrong all this time!!)